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Dan K
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Where did you get the figure of 35% scale? I can't find ANY info on this project.



Perhaps this will help:

https://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/foru ... ape.36406/


Tom HODGSON and his project are based at Glenndale Airport in Kokomo, IN.

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Dan K wrote:
Saville wrote:

Where did you get the figure of 35% scale? I can't find ANY info on this project.



Perhaps this will help:

https://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/foru ... ape.36406/


Tom HODGSON and his project are based at Glenndale Airport in Kokomo, IN.



Helps a lot because I didn't know there were tandem seats.

I still think it's entirely possible the command pilot sits in the carbon nose. Can't prove it though.
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More pictures are in this thread on Homebuitairplanes.com
https://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/foru ... 406/page-3

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The Wendover air show will be happy to have him be a part of one of our events when it is done! This is just insanely awesome.

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Rod Schneider wrote:
More pictures are in this thread on Homebuitairplanes.com
https://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/foru ... 406/page-3

I gotta a kick outta the guy who suggested, "Drop a BD-5 from it!" :lol:

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Recent Youtube progress update:

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!!Da mn!! That's beautiful!!!
Why does this keep changing to darn????

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This is the most amazing project I have ever seen. And to see that he has done taxu tests as well - just awesome! I would guess Oshkosh 2024?? Incredible.

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This project is insanely awesome. So excited to see the finished result. If only the Bally B-17 was repaired and flown with this one. Now that there is a mini B-29 and B-17, I'm hoping someone comes along and makes a B-24. It's bound to happen!

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Warbird Kid wrote:
I'm hoping someone comes along and makes a B-24. It's bound to happen!


According to a 2021 article on the Jalopnik website, Bally was originally going to build a B-24 but he ran into trouble scaling it down, so he built the B-17.

Was high aspect-ratio Davis wing the issue?

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If you're looking for a scaled down 4 engined bomber, Shorts did it with the Stirling... perhaps the plans are still extant? :wink:

https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/short-s-31-aircraft.49725/

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I would think that the Lancaster would be a prime candidate for scaling down in like manner.
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Paul Stroud wrote:
.... Shorts did it with the Stirling... perhaps the plans are still extant? :wink:



A relic before computer simulations. UK firms built several sub scale test examples.
Not so many in the US, though a miniature flying boat was built (by Consolidated, IIRC)..and of course the small B-29 wing and tail on a PT-19.

The Shorts was made of wood, it was said to be nice to fly, it was scrapped in the war when its engines hit TBO and replacements were unavailable (Wiki says it was damaged, however C.H. Barnes' book on Shorts gives the engine story).

If you're serious about building one,
a surprising amount of U.K. wartime engineering drawings apparently survive.
You might ask over on the UK Key Publishing (FlyPast and The Aeroplane magazines) forum.

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A photo of General Aircraft Limited hangar with both the prototype Hamilcar glider and its half scale GAL 50 prototype. How about a half scale Stirling Hamilcar combo?
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I've long thought a scaled Hughes H-4 Hercules would be neat, but maybe find a way around the whole eight engines thing...

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